The Marinids are an offshoot of the…

The Marinids are an offshoot of the Wassin, a nomadic Zenata Berber tribe originating from Ifriqiya that had migrated to the West following the Banu Hilal invasion in the eleventh century.

As early as 1145, the Marinids had engaged in several battles with the Almohads, the ruling dynasty at the time, who had regularly defeated them until 1169.

In that year, the Marinids had begun a dedicated pursuit to take Morocco from the Almohads.

Following their expulsion from the south, the Marinids move northwards under the command of Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq and take Fes in 1244, making it their capital.

This date marks the beginning of the Marinid dynasty.